Chinese Character 數 Meanings and components.

Form

數

Meaning

數 meaning[3] in English

To Count.

To Count As.

To Regard As.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 數 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Lou (婁) , and (攵)

Its radical[1] is: 攵 (pu1)

In cangjie it is written with LVOK

How to write 數

To write數shu4to count you should write a combination of 婁lou2surname Lou , 攵pu1 arranged in a 吅 shape:

婁 + 攵 = 數

數 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 數 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 數, looks as follow:

數
Pinyin:shu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Count . To Count As . To Regard As . To Enumerate (Sb'S Shortcomings)
婁
Pinyin:lou2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Lou . One Of The 28 Lunar Mansions In Chinese Astronomy
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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